Foldable ironing table



Sept. 22, 1931. 5, w, LEw|$ 1,824,025

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Patented Sept. 22, 1931 I r p i i G ORGE W; LEWIS). or; BERLIN, MASSACHUSETTS roLnAisnn mourns TABLE Application nee November 3,1930. Serial No. 493,039.

Thisrinvention relatesto a foldableironapart longitudinal members 13, hinged at ing table, comprising an ironing'board and their upper ends to the mid-length. portion legs hinged thereto, the legs being crossed ofgthe board, the outer ends of said memwhen the tableiserected, and adapted to bersbeingad'apted to bear at two spaced maintain the boar'd'in a horizontal position apart points on a floor; The wide leg pref- 55 above a floor, and to swing'relative to each erabl y' includes also a transverse holding other and to the -board to erectand fold the bar 18, fixed to the outer end'portio ns of table. a w f said-members, and two longitudinal bracing.

One object of the invention is to provide and-confining bars 19, fixed to the outer 19 certain improi ements'in. said legs whereby members 13, and to the holding bar 18. said so they are adapted to firmly support theb'oard confining bars are oppositely inclined and when the table is erected, and torlateral'ly converge from the members 13 to the holding brace and support each othe'ri against strains bar; 18, and are separated from each other tending to rack the erected structure and by a taperingspace, as best shown in Figloosen the hinges connecting the supports ure 4:, so thatthey are adapted to prevent I with the board." I. V lateral movements of the narrow leg, as here Another object is to provide improvedcon- 'inafter described. finingmeans adaptedto rigidlyconfine the The narrow leg is preferably wedge-shaped table in an erected position. I I and includes two longitudinal members 21, 20 Another object is'to provide the board with hingedat their spaced apart inner ends to v hinges of improvedconstruction; l Y the outer or forward end: portion of the Of the accompanying drawings forming a board 12,=the members 21-converging to their part of this specifieation,-: onter-ends,*which are connected by a fastener Figure 1 is aperspective view, showing an 24, and are adapted .to bear on a floor. I 2 3 erected table embodying the invention; 7 Wh th t bl i t d, th a w-l g ,75- Figure 2 is a fragmentary side view, showextends between the longitudinal members ing the table conditioned as shownby' F ig- 13 of the wide leg, as shown by Figures ure 1. Y land 4:, and its converging outer sides are Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, in wedging' contact with the converging in- I 30 showing the table'partly folded. 1 ner sides of the confining members 19, so that F gure 4 is a 'SGCtiOIPOn l n f g thewedge-shaped narrow leg is wedged in ures 1- and 2. i the' ta ering :space between -.the confining Figure 5 is an edge view, showing'the tamembers, as best shown by Figure 4. r hle folded.

I i The wedging contact of the wide and nar- 35 Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view row-legs with each other causes each leg to on line 66 of Figure 2. laterally'brace the other, and prevents any Figure 7 showsin perspective and partly racking ofth'e erected structure whichmight in dotted lines one of the hinges described t nd to loos n the hinge connections. hereinafter. I .VVhenthe table is being adjusted to the go Figure 8 shows in section a portion of folded position shown by Figure 5, the conone of said hinges and a portion of the board. verging side of the -wideleg members 21 are The same reference characters indicate withdr f o w d i t t ith th the same parts in all of the figures. confining members 19.

The table includes an oblong ironing board 7 The' eonfininob 19v d th h ldi b 45 12, a wide leg hinged to the mid-length por- .18 impart rigidity to the wide leg.

tion of the board, and a narrow leg hinged The table is provided with confining means to an end portion of the board, said legs resisting downward pressure exerted on the being crossed when the table is erected, and board and preventing folding movements of adapted to bear at a plurality of points on the legs whentheztable is erected. Said con 50 a floor. The wide leg includes two spaced .'fining means includes cross-bars16 and 17,

fixed to and extending between the longitudinal members 13'of the wide leg at diagonally opposite edge portions of said members, dowels25 fixed to the narrow leg members 21 and projecting laterally in opposite directions therefrom, and a brace 26 hinged at one end to the board 12 and provided at its tree end with a notch forming an abutment shoulder 28 and a stop shoulder 29. V

The arrangement is such that when. the table is erected and the lower'edge of the cross-bar 16- bears on the upper edges of the narrow leg members 21, said leg members bear on the upper edge of the cross-bar 17, thedowels 25 bear on the forward edges of the wide leg members13 and the abutment shoulder 28 of the brace bears on the upper edge of the cross-bar 16, the stop'shoulder 29 engaging the bar 16-to hold the abutment shoulder inits operative position.

It will now be seen that the legs and board are rigidly connected when the table is erected, so that the board is adapted to support dpwnward pressure exerted on any part there: I e

To permit the folding of the table, the brace 26 is disengaged from the cross-bar16 as indicated by Figure 3, and the legs are folded against the board as indicated by Figure 5.

During the folding operation the brace 26 is confined against the board 12 as shown by Figure 5, by a transverse rod or striker 3O fixed to and extending between the narrow leg members 21. 7

Each of the hinges connecting the wide-and narrow leg members and the brace 26 with the board is preferably'constructed as best shown by Figures 7 and 8,'which show the hingeconnecting one of the wide leg members 13 with the board 12.

Each hinge includes a single piece of sheet metal bent to form a neck 31 and a pair of ears 32. The neck bears on the under side of theboard 12 and has an orifice 33 receiving a rivet 34 which attaches the hinge to the board as shown by Figure 8. The ears 32 are provided with orifices 35 receiving a pintle member36. I i i The ears 32 are flexible so that the ears of the hinges connecting :the ,leg' members 13 with the board may be inclined relative to the neck portion as shownby Figure 4, to' conform to the inclination of said leg members.

Said ears need not be thus inclined in the hinges which connect the leg members 21 and the brace 26 with the-board.

I claim:

1. A foldable ironing table, comprising a having outer ends adapted to bear at spaced apart points on a floor, a transverse holding bar fixed to the outer end ortions of said members, and inclined con ing bars fixed the longitudinal members and to the holding bar, and oppositely inclined sothat they form opposite sides of a tapering space, the narrow leg. being V-shaped and including two longitudinal members spaced apart and hinged to the forward end portion of the board at their inner ends and converging therefrom 'to their outer ends to bear on a floor and constitute a wedge which extends between and is in wedging contact with the inclined confining bars of the wide leg when the table is erected, so that the legs laterally brace each other, the table being provided with confining means resistingdownward pressure on the board andwpreventing folding movements of the legs when the'table is erected.

2. 'A ,foldable ironing table, comprising a board, a wide leg, and a narrow leg, said legs being crossed when the table is erected and adapted toswing relative to each other and to the floor, the wide leg including longitudinal members hinged at their inner ends tothe midlength portion of the board, and having outer ends adapted to bear on a floor, the narrow leg including two longitudinal members hinged at their inner ends to the forward end portion of the board and having outer ends adapted to bear on a floor, cross bars fixed to and extending between the longitudinal members of the wide leg at diagonally opposite edge portions of said members, dowels fixed to the members of the narrow leg and projecting laterally therefrom in opposite directions, to bear on lhe members of the wide leg when the table is erected, and a brace hinged to the board and provided at its free end with an abutment shoulder and a stop shoulder adapted to cooperate as described, with one,. of said cross bars when the table is erected, the narrow leg being provided with a striker adapted to confine said brace against the board when the table is folded.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my board, a wide leg, and a narrow leg, said legs 7 being crossed when the table is erected and adapted to swing relative to each other and to the board to erect and fold the table, the wide leg including two spaced apart longitudinal members, hinged at their inner ends to the midlength portion of the board and 

